Christmas Podcast Episode #2

Where is the party? Really? Is it in all the glamorous pictures you see where exciting things seem to be happening? Things like being admired? Being recognized and celebrated? Is it in the couple you see on vacation brochures that have the whole beach to themselves...

Remember the idea that the things you love to do, the things you feel passionate about are your Primary food? And that what you actually eat is secondary to your health? If you're not sure if you agree, think about the last time that you did something you enjoyed so...

When you think back over your life, isn't it amazing how there are most likely, just a handful of people who had a massive impact on you? And, when it comes right down to it, there may have been fewer still who, all by themselves, helped you to be who you are. Your...

There's no getting around it; we're all in this together! Sometimes I wonder how some of my friends and associates survive some of the challenges they face. Surely it is in part because of the support they have from family and friends and the experiences of those who...

I am in awe at the power of validation. There is no way that we can know what another person is experiencing in life! Just no way! Even when two situations are similar, they are vastly different for each person. This small example from the book, I Don't Have To Make...

I keep hearing, do more, be more, produce  more, take on more, schedule in more, etc.... And I'm thinking, hmmm, I think that equation is backward. Little IS big. The little note in the lunchbox or the ten minutes to snuggle or the seemingly small promises kept, the...

How did your new year start? Were you able to find some time to brainstorm about your goals? Did you have a chance to write them out and get them cut-up into small sections and pieced into your planner? I didn't! I had all of my thoughts going, plans whirring about in...

At the close of this day, may I offer these few words: Life is wonderful. Love is amazing. Nature is stunning. Music is inspiring. Poetry is transcending. Growth is encouraging. And our pain is instructive. And you, you are beautiful and making the world and all it's...

Through the ages the wise ones, the sages Remind us; remind us To love where we are, what we have. When young and alive, Full of hope and ambition We look to the time when we'll take to our wings! In looking out forward, We miss the fleet moments As carefree, light...

One thing that is sometimes difficult for me to wrap my head around, is the observation that our children's behavior is a form of communication. Particularly true of small children who are doing their best to communicate their needs to us, while not always having the...